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THE REPORTED FALL OF ODESSA END OF AN EPIC STORY. POSITION ON MOSCOW FRONT OBSCURE. (By Telegraph—Press Association— Copyright) (Received This Day, 1 p.m.) LONDON, October 16. The admission of the Russians this morning that the Germans on the central front have broken through the Soviet defences in one sector is supplemented tonight by further evidence of the extreme pressure with which the Red Armies are menaced at many points. A special announcement from the Fuehrer’s headquarters declared: “According to an announcement from Rumanian General Headquarters, the troops of the Fourth Rumanian Army today took the offensive against Odessa and penetrated the last lines of resistance. This afternoon they marched into Odessa, where the population received the Rumanian and German troops enthusiastically.” Thus ends the epic story of Odessa’s defence, as there is no reason to doubt that the city is now in thd possession of the Axis forces although it might be reasonably questioned whether the citizens, who for many weeks so spiritedly hurled every available missile against the invaders, would so readily switch over to bouquets, as the Rumanian High Command naively suggests.
It is uncertain whether the Russian admission that the Germans have penetrated their defences on the central front, refers to the northern wing of the movement against Moscow or somewhere nearer the Viazma-Moscow Road but “The Times” Stockholm correspondent says there is no definite evidence that the Russians have yet yielded further ground, under pressure from Viazma or Bryansk, although the Germans claim that their offensive thereabouts has gathered new strength, from the release of forces by the extinction of large Russian pockets. It is now practically certain that Marshal Timoshenko was obliged to weaken the men and material defending Kalinin when pressure from Viazma and Bryansk required him immediately to bring up any possible reinforcements. Taking an obvious risk, he succeeded in stemming the tide against his centre, probably hoping that more distant reserves would arrive in time to secure the depleted sector further north. This explains why the Germans have been able to advance rapidly against Kalinin since the weekend.
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Wairarapa Times-Age, 17 October 1941, Page 6
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349PROBABLY TRUE Wairarapa Times-Age, 17 October 1941, Page 6
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